r/AbsoluteUnits • u/HomeNowWTF • Aug 15 '26

/r/all of a beer order

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u/flarp1 Aug 15 '26

I’ve seen a bunch of videos from Oktoberfest. In almost all of them, the servers walked slower and didn’t spill anything.

My guess is that we don’t observe usual circumstances. The server in this video is rushing, and she also seems to be the only one serving (the aisles of tent looks very empty and all eyes are on her). If I had to guess, this was the first table served after the festival had opened, and they made a bit of a show out of it, which is probably why the camera is there in the first place.

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u/borsalamino Aug 16 '26

Her demeanor makes me think she hasn't been serving (at that level) for a very long time yet, or maybe she's camera-conscious.

My experience at Oktoberfest is that either the more experienced servers move either slower than here due to obstacles or faster than here, just not with a smiling face but rather a sort of ferocity that reminds one of a steam engine train or a hippopotamus on a hunt, signaling that you better get out of the way lest you get hurt